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Taoism and the Arts of China, written by Stephen Little with Shawn Eichman and others, was published by The Art Institute of Chicago in association with the University of California Press. The fully illustrated, 416-page catalogue of the exhibition includes essays by leading scholars in the field.


Books and Catalogues on Taoism

Baker, Charles, and Rosalie Baker, eds. "Daoism." Consulting editor Shawn Eichman. CALLIOPE: Exploring World History 11, no. 2 (2000).

Ho, Kwok Man, and Joanne O'Brien, trans. and ed. The Eight Immortals of Taoism: Legends and Fables of Popular Taoism. New York: Meridian, 1990.

Kohn, Livia, ed. The Taoist Experience: An Anthology. SUNY Series in Chinese Philosophy and Culture. Albany: State University Press of New York, 1993.

Little, Stephen. Realm of the Immortals: Daoism in the Arts of China. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1988.

Pas, Julian F. Historical Dictionary of Taoism. Historical Dictionaries of Religions, Philosophies, and Movements. Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Press, Inc., 1998.

Robinet, Isabelle. Taoism: Growth of a Religion. Translated by Phyllis Brooks. Stanford: Stanford University Press, 1997.

Schipper, Kristofer. The Taoist Body. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1993.

Waley, Arthur. The Way and Its Power: A Study of the Tao Te Ching and Its Place in Chinese Thought. New York: Grove Press, 1958.

Watson, Burton, trans. The Complete Works of Chuang Tzu. New York: Columbia University Press, 1968.

Welch, Holmes, and Anna Seidel, eds. Facets of Taoism: Essays in Chinese Religion. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1979.


Teacher Packets

The Arts of Asia: China, Korea, Japan. Chicago: Department of Museum Education, The Art Institute of Chicago, 1993.

Taoism and the Arts of China: The Journey to Perfect Harmony. Chicago: Department of Museum Education, The Art Institute of Chicago, 2000.

Explore more teacher resources available in the Elizabeth Stone Robson Teacher Resource Center.


General References

Allen, Judy, and Jeanne Griffiths. The Book of the Dragon. New Jersey: Chartwell Books, Inc., 1979.

Bowker, John. World Religions. New York: DK Publishing Inc., 1997.

Breuilly, Elizabeth, Joanne O'Brien, and Martin Palmer, eds. Religions of the World: The Illustrated Guide to Origins, Beliefs, Traditions, and Festivals. New York: Facts on File, 1997.

Clunas, Craig. Art in China. Oxford History of Art. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1997.

Eberhard, Wolfram. A Dictionary of Chinese Symbols: Hidden Symbols in Chinese Life and Thought. Translated by G. L. Campbell. London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1983.

Eberhard, Wolfram, ed. Folktales of China. Folktales of the World. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1965.

Fischer-Schreiber, Ingrid, et al. The Encyclopedia of Eastern Philosophy and Religion. Edited by Stephan Schuhmacher and Gert Woerner and translated by Michael H. Kohn, Karen Ready, and Werner Wånsche. Boston: Shambhala, 1994.

Hook, Brian, and Denis Twitchett, eds. The Cambridge Encyclopedia of China. 2d ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1991.

Lopez, Donald S. Jr., ed. Religions of China in Practice. Princeton Readings in Religions. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1996.

Overmeyer, Daniel L. Religions of China: The World as a Living System. Religious Traditions of the World Series. San Francisco: Harper, 1986.

Roberts, Moss, ed. and trans. Chinese Fairy Tales and Fantasies. The Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library. New York: Pantheon Books, 1979.

Ross, Frank. Oracle Bones, Stars, and Wheelbarrows: Ancient Chinese Science and Technology. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1982.

Sanders, Tao Tao Liu. Dragon Gods and Spirits from Chinese Mythology. New York: Peter Bedrick Books, 1980.

Sullivan, Michael. The Arts of China. 4th ed. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1999.

Williams, C. A. S. Chinese Symbolism and Art Motifs. 3d ed. Edited by Terence Barrow. Rutland, Vt.: Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1974.

Williams, Suzanne. Made in China: Ideas and Inventions from Ancient China. Berkeley: Pacific View Press, 1996.


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